All about the Kilchoman distillery and its whiskies
The basis of the whiskies in the series of Small Batch Releases for Selected Markets, which began in 2019, is an already finished Machir Bay vatting or Machir Bay Collaborative Vatting , i.e. a whisky with 46% alcohol strength, which was previously matured for approx. 5 years predominantly in bourbon barrels and 5-15% in oloroso sherry casks. This vatting is […]
Read moreA new Distillery Shop Exclusive edition – an STR Cask Finish – is now available at the Kilchoman Visitor Center. The whisky was initially matured for just over seven years in a fresh ex-bourbon barrel and was then finished in an STR cask (Shaved, Toasted and Re-charred ex-Red Wine Cask) for 22 month. . Cask No.: 834/2013 Cask type: 1st […]
Read moreThe whisky retailer Smoke & Whisky in Starnberg has now released a 15-year-old Kilchoman Private Cask bottling from a refill bourbon barrel. Between 2005 and 2007, Kilchoman sold numerous casks to private individuals in order to obtain urgently needed capital for the distillery’s ongoing operations during the economically strained early years. These were almost exclusively 1st fill and 2nd fill […]
Read moreThe German Kilchoman importer Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft Bremen announced now with Uniquely Islay – An Geamhradh 2022, the after Uniquely Islay – An t-Earrach 2020, Uniquely Islay – An Geamhradh 2020, Uniquely Islay – An Samhradh 2021 and Uniquely Islay – An t-Earrach 2022 meanwhile already fifth edition of the series. As the name already suggests, it appears a few weeks […]
Read moreA few days ago, two new Kilchoman bottlings were released in Norway, where the distribution of alcohol is handled exclusively by a state monopolist, Vinmonopolet, similar to Sweden: the Norway Small Batch Release No. 2 and a Marsala cask finish under the name Marius Peat 2nd Edition. . The basis of the whiskies in the series of Small Batch Releases […]
Read moreLast year, I published an overview article on the Kilchoman bottlings released in the USA for the first time. The large number of releases in a rather confusing market combined with the logistical problems caused by COVID and post-Brexit – for example, there were and are usually several months between the bottling/announcement of a release and its appearance – made […]
Read moreA few days ago, the first Kilchoman Small Batch Release for the province of Québec was released in Canada. In Canada, the distribution of alcohol is handled exclusively by state monopolies (so-called Crown Corporations). Each province has its own Crown Corporation, in Québec this is La Société des Alcools du Québec. For this reason, we are now dealing with a […]
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